II – In spite of: tiene el mismo significado que “despite”. In spite of his illness, he went to work. In spite of being ill, he went to work. In spite of the fact that he was ill, he went to work. He was ill. In spite of that, he went to work.

III – Although (aunque). Es una conjunción. Va seguida de un sujeto y el verbo correspondiente: Although he was ill, he went to work.

IV- Even though. Tiene el mismo significado que “although”, pero es más enfático. Even though he was ill, he went to work.

V – However / Nevertheless (sin embargo) He was ill. However, he went to work.

VI – On the one hand / On the other hand: por una parte / por otra parte.

Not + (so as/ in order) + to + infinitivo (primera oración) But + (so as / in order) + to + infinitivo (segunda oración) De este modo, podemos decir: I’ve come here not to argue with you, but to apologise for what I’ve done. I’ve come here not so as to argue with you, but to apologise for what I’ve done. I’ve come here not in order to argue with you, but to apologise for what I’ve done. En cualquiera de los tres casos, la traducción sería: He venido aquí no para discutir contigo, sino para disculparme por lo que he hecho.

VII - So much (o “many” para sustantivos contables) + sustantivo + that + clause: There were so many people there that they couldn't all fit in the room - Había tanta gente allí que no todos cabían en la habitación.

VIII - Such that / In such a way that: Nos servirán igualmente para expresar un resultado, si bien en contextos académicos o muy formales: Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of another, always at the same time as an end and never simply as a means. (Kant) - Obra de tal modo que uses la humanidad, tanto en tu persona como en la persona de cualquier otro, siempre como un fin al mismo tiempo y nunca solamente como un medio.